Homewood, Alabama -- Homewood's new police dogs now have names, courtesy of two fifth-grade girls.

"Shiloh" is the name police officers selected for the second of two canines. The name was recommended by Daisy Valencia, a fifth-grader at Edgewood Elementary School and announced during a ceremony today at the school.

The other dog was given the name "Justice" by Ahlam Saleh, a fifth-grader at Hall Kent Elementary School, and was announced Monday.

Daisy, 11, said she chose the name "Shiloh" from a book she read in third grade. "It was about a dog, and he was being beaten up by this boy and a little kid came and helped him and trained him," she said.

Homewood Police Chief Jim Roberson said the name sounds "distinguished." He commended students in their selection of names and said there were many good names that weren't chosen.

"I told these kids every time you see one of our officers and the canines you'll know you had a part in giving that dog a name," he said.

The Police Department recently received two German shepherds from Europe for use in police work and enlisted Homewood's elementary schools to help name them. Officer Jeremiah Mote is the handler for Justice and Officer Keith Smith is the handler for Shiloh.

Both Daisy and Ahlam won a stuffed German shepherd, a framed certificate with a picture of dog they named and a scooter.

The dogs and their handlers will attend a 13-week training program at the Huntsville Police Department starting next week. The dogs will be trained to smell narcotics, work patrol and either search for missing persons or apprehend hidden suspects.